In Hansa Teutonica, players take on the role of merchants who are trying to increase their standing in the Hanseatic League. To gain the favor of the league, they need to accumulate prestige points through different actions like establishing Counting Offices in new Hansa cities and networking them by occupying the trade routes between the cities. Players can also improve their trade abilities throughout the game, and encourages players to rely on cunning strategies to thwart their opponents' plans to win.
The game box comes with 3 game boards, 5 player boards, 135 traders, 20 merchants, 16 bonus markers, a black cube, a pawn for the two-player game, 10 tiles, 9 cards, and 2 rulebooks. This game supports 2 to 5 players, ages 12 and up, plays in 45 to 90 minutes , and will retail for $59.99.
Pegasus Spiele will also release Memorinth, a fairy tale race game, into U.S. trade in Q3 (see "Memorinth' Coming Soon to U.S. Trade").